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BringStar.exe

Had ZA pop up and access authorization window for BringStar.exe which was deemed malware by ZAES and must have been part of what I like to call a "Guerrilla Install" back doored in with some other program. I hadn't installed anything on the date the file folder appeared (01/28/14) so asked my son (pilot) who uses the puter for flight sims. The only thing control panel shows being installed same date is nVidia's new GFX drivers and a Backup utility upgrade (FBackup).

I web search with Yahoo and Google comes up dry. Uninstalled the program but it resulted in a Error .... still have a program folder with

Re: BringStar.exe

I would post your PC logs at bleepingcomputer or spywarehammer clean up forums. You will be help by volunteers experts in malware. Specific links are present in the malware cleanup guidance in the malware section.

Re: BringStar.exe

I find it a bit odd going to a software vendor's sponsored forum ....a software vendor that I pay for two site licenses I should add .... and getting a response that suggests my only option suggests to go to other sites and using other free programs. From a marketing perspective, seems like a bad policy to suggest to paying customers that they can solve all their problems by using free alternatives. Isn't that what I'm pay Checkpoint for ? To identify and remove Viruses / malware.

I did not post in the malware section because I have nothing conclusive that says it's malware .... I don't know what it is. I must apologize for my original post where I said "Had ZA pop up and access authorization window for BringStar.exe which was deemed malware by ZAES and must have been part of what I like to call a "Guerrilla Install" back doored in with some other program"

What I meant to say was "Had ZA pop up and access authorization window for BringStar.exe which was not deemed malware by ZAES and must have been part of what I like to call a "Guerrilla Install" back doored in with some other program."

As I said in the sevenforums link you listed, it was a standard ZA program start authorization popup. I see these type of forums as serving multiple functions 1) for users to benefit from other users experiences for resolution of issues and 2) to bring to the attention of other users and the software vendor new issues or things that might be an issue.

Since there is no data available on the web on this thing, the likelihood of it being something the author wants to people to knowingly use is slim. If I was a security oriented vendor I certainly would want to know about any new potential threats so I could better serve my customers.

I think any ZA customer, would go to Checkpoint as the 1st place to look for any answers with soemthing that might be a threat to their network's PC security.

Re: BringStar.exe

Originally Posted by JackNaylorPE

Odd that ZAEC doesn't recognize..... Will this raise any interest ?

The question would be more: its odd that Kaspersky (AV Engine) does not recognise it, will Kaspersky add it (if it is not already so)?
You should also check if you have turned ON detection of riskware.